Re: Ext3 file system crash
On Tuesday 09 November 2004 21:36, Eddy Jacob wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Like the earlier post from other user, I also experienced this. I am
> asking for help here or ideas.
>
> I installed knoppix 3.4 to harddisk (debian based option), kernel
> 2.4.26, and using ext3 for all my file system. my etc/fstab:
>
> # filesystem mountpoint type options dump pass
> /dev/hda7 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
> /dev/hda9 /var ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
> /dev/hda10 /tmp ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
> /dev/hda11 /home ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
>
> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
> /dev/fd0 /floppy autofs defaults,user,noauto,showexec,umask=022 0 0
> usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0
> sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
>
> one day, suddenly, my / file system crash after reboot. and I have to
> answer lots of yes.. to fix the error. after that, I think some of
> system files were deleted and I can get into the system anymore.. it
> just hangs. after that, I've to reinstall knoppix, upgrading to sarge
> again, etc.
>
> After some reading, I thought to set my file system check interval to
> be every few days, every 3 mounts or 1 day. But, everytime, the root
> (/) file system was checked, at 90%, there are some errors. some time
> it was fixed with still some error, sometime it was clean. Until
> today, the file root (/) system is never really clean after reboot.
>
> I don't know what is wrong with my PC, some time, the system reported
> ext3fs error on console.. I can't remember the message.
>
> any help would be really appreciated. thanks.
I would recommend installing smartmontools and checking the health of your
hard drive. This many errors suggests hardware problems. You should not
need to check your drives once a day.
Justin Guerin
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